Italy / c. 1510s
Portrait of a Man
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Portrait of a Man as painting (Italy · c. 1510s).
This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this painting as oil on wood, transferred to wood and credits Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531).
The museum's collection notes: This young man is possibly a member of the Sforza household, the ruling family of Milan during the Renaissance. He wears a plaquette on his hat indicating his nobility and status. This medallion depicts an actual work by Andrea Riccio (1470–1532), an artist whose work is represented in the museum's collection. The medallion illustrates an allegory of fortune and virtue personified by a winged woman and a child.
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